28 BULLETIN 594, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TABLE V.—Wheat: Trend of yields per acre, 1871-1915. 
[Limitations of soil and climate, reflected in yields per acre, as qualifying price factors.] 
State and geographic division. 
Yield per acre, in 5-year averages. 
United States. -..------ 
New Engl 
Middle Atlantic 
andes eee 
East North Central. ...---- 
West North Central. ------ 
South Atlantic......-..--- 
East South Central... .---- 
West South Central-...-.-- 
Mountain 
Pacific - -. 
New England 
Maine. ..- 
New Hampshire.....------ 
Vermont. 
Massachusetts 
Rhode Island. . ---- Bs 
Connecticnt a. <2 =-e------ 
Middle Atlantic: 
ING WenyOn knee fee ee ee 
New Jerse 
Woscessceccesoscs 
Pennsylvania. -..--------- 
Indiana. - 
Michigan. 
SouthnwDakotass ess soos" 
INebraskactoetcn Sse ee tcece 
South Atlantic: 
Welawaree cee see cose 
Maryland 
Virginia. . 
West Virginia. -...-==.--=- 
North Car 
Olin. s-scease nee 
East South Central: 
Kentickyseeestrseuee fe 
Tennessee 
West South Central: 
Arkansas. 
Montana. 
Washington...........-.-- 
Oregone a ee ee 
California 
Comparison of changes in percent- 
ages of the United States average 
as base. 
1911— | 1901— | 1891- | 1882- | 1871- | 1911- | 1901- | 1891- | 1882— | 1871- 
1915. | 1905. | 1895. | 1886. | 1875. | 1915. | 1905. | 1895. | 1886. | 1875. 
Bu. Bu Bu. Bu. 130k WAGE Wee (Gin \| Jena lentgin | 12. rae 
15 14 13 12 12 100 100 100 100 100 
26 22 20 16 16 173 157 154 133 133 
19 16 15 14 14 127 114 15} 117 117 
17 15 15 13 12 113 107 115 108 100 
15 14 13 13 13 100 100 100 108 108 
13 10 10 8 9 87 71 77 67 75 
13 9 9 6 9 87 64 69 50 75 
13 10 10 8 13 87 71 77 67 108 
26 23 19 nb enero S 173 164 146 AD hee Ssioee 
21 18 16 15 16 140 129 123 125 133 
25 24 18 14 14 167 171 138 117 117 
113 107 100 92 92 
107 107 115 100 92 
87 64 77 67 67 
93 71 85 83 83 
73 50 54 50 58 
73 50 46 50 50 
73 50 54 50 58 
87 71 92 75 83 
80 64 69 50 67 
80 64 62 50 67 
93 64 62 42 83 
80 64 69 58 83 
21 16 
18 15 
17 16 
16 15 
15 14 
16 15 
17 15 
19 16 
14 13 
19 13 
15 14 
13 14 
11 12 
17 17 
14 14 
17 15 
16 15 
13 9 
14 10 
11 7 
11 7 
11 7 
13 10 
12 9 
12 9 
14 9 
12 9 
12 12 
14 10 
25 26 
28 23 
26 23 
22 23 
22 18 
30 23 
25 23 
29 27 
24 24 
22 19 
16 11 
